About the position
FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product. In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).
Responsibilities
- Translate ideas into clear code, written to be read as well as executed.
- Participate in code reviews and raise questions to help learn the codebases and technologies relevant to the work.
- Write code that is free of glaring errors, well documented, and well tested with appropriate use of testing.
- Follow through on sprint commitments, take responsibility for work, and deliver work on time.
- Proactively share relevant information on tasks, including difficulty level, status updates, and potential trade-offs that could impact a roadmap.
- Raise concerns when suspicious of a regression in service and advocate for declaring an incident if a problem is found.
- Collaborate effectively and adopt necessary tools (e.g. pair programming) to get work done.
- Drive discussions with the manager about aspirational goals and seek out opportunities to learn and grow.
Requirements
- Experience and passion for working with web & native libraries and frameworks, such as React, React Native, Typescript, Kotlin, Bootstrap, etc.
- Experience writing distributed, scalable, and available backend systems & APIs using at least one higher level language (Python, JS, Java, .NET).
- A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Involvement working on an engineering team within an Agile methodology; taking part in ceremonies such as Stand-up, Refinement, Sprint Planning, etc.
- Familiarity with various monitoring tools (i.e DataDog, Sentry, etc.) and testing practices (i.e SonarQube, Unit Testing, Manual, Automation testing) to ensure high standards around code and software quality.
- Experience and comfort with voicing opinions or concerns around bugs found, declaring a problem, offering suggestions on solutions during problem-solving discussions.
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. Demonstrable accountability for the work committed to, and delivering it on time without jeopardizing the overall quality of the software.
- Desire to learn and develop skills through a growth mindset.
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
- Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave).
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance).
- 401k with up to a 5% match.
- Commuter benefits.
- Pet insurance.
- Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
- Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
